[Pharlap]

I suggest that Kerry wanted the medals reinstated so he could use them politically, as he used his opposition to the Vietnam War. In this regard, see David Broder's column "Swift Boats And Old Wounds," washingtonpost.com, August 24, 2004, at p. 17, wherein he cites a conversation with Kerry and writes that Kerry told him that "he thought it would be doubly advantageous that 'I fought in Vietnam and I also fought against the Vietnam War.'" Broder observed that Kerry did not recognize that "some would see far too much political calculation in such a bifurcated record." Kerry's seeking the reinstatement of the medals was simply another calculation and part of his need to self-promote and manipulate his Vietnam experiences to advance his political ambitions.

[js1138]

This is a guy who can't answer a question about what kind of water he drinks.

[Flamenco Lady]

When Kerry's records were first posted on his website, I remember reading something about JAG or Judicial review, a letter from JAG, or something to that effect on one of the documents. May have been a cover letter or something, I just don't remember now. Could this also be a smoking gun about his discharge? I have tried to find it again, but my computer keeps locking up when I try to open up a PDF file at the moment. Perhaps an industrious person could see if they can find this notation on one of his records, including those that have been removed from his website. I commented to my husband at the time, wondering why JAG would have been involved.

[Arizona Carolyn]

Is John Kerry Schizophrenic? How can a normal person think like he thinks?